Co-op Academy Failsworth

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Co-op Academy Failsworth, formerly Failsworth School, is a co-educational secondary school admitting children between 11 and 16 years of age. The school is located in Failsworth, Greater Manchester.

School history

New school buildings were opened in 2008 at a cost of £28 million. In 2010 the school was found to be in deficit of £582,000. In 2014 the school was judged Inadequate. In 2016 the judgement improved to Requires Improvement. The school became an academy as part of the Co-operative Academies Trust in 2017. As of 2019 the school had not yet been inspected again since it became an academy.

Academic performance

In 2018 the school's Progress 8 benchmark was "well below average". 28% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in English and math GCSEs, compared to 36% in the local authority area and 40% nationally. The school did not meet the government's minimum standards at GCSE ("floor target").

Notable former pupils

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